Niklas is eight years old and lives in a town in Australia. He is shocked when he gets a visit from an elf and is told he will become the next Santa Claus. This change only happens every 163 years! However, he still has a long way to go before becoming Santa Claus - there is extensive training personally carried out by the current Santa. This takes 15 years and covers chimney slides, reading the wish lists, how to tie the Christmas sacks and steering the sled. In his new home in the North Pole, Niklas will have to learn it all to become the next Santa Claus.